Potential candidates seeking to run in this year’s City Election had until 5 pm Friday to return nomination papers. Here are the individuals who did so.
MAYOR (4 Candidates)
* Paul Coogan
Jonathan Albernaz
Cliff Ponte
Michael Vandal
CITY COUNCIL (18 Candidates)
* Shawn Cadime
* Michelle Dionne
* Brad Kilby
* Pam Laliberte-Lebeau
* Trott Lee
* Christopher Peckham
* Leo Pelletier
* Linda Pereira
Gabriel Amaral
Paulo Amaral
Joseph Camara
Angel Pantoja
Andrew Raposo
Alexander Silva
Matthew Springer
Ricky Tith
Chrissane Tyrell
Laura Jean Washington
SCHOOL COMMITTEE (10 Candidates)
* Kevin Aguiar
* Paul Hart
* Mimi Larivee
Bobby Bailey
Charles Chase
Collin Dias
Melissa Doyle
John Kaleski
Shelli Pereira
Sara Rodrigues
*Incumbent
Incumbent school committee members Mark Costa, Joshua Hetzler and Tom Khoury will not seek re-election.
If all candidates are certified and file their nomination papers, there will be a preliminary election for mayor. The preliminary election is scheduled for September 21. The city election will be held on November 2.
I don’t normally vote in local elections but will this time around. Kudos to Mayor Coogan. Great job trying to turn this city around.